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WHO loves Certinas ?
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·Is that solid gold ?
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·Is that solid gold ?
Just plated. @Skrotis has a solid gold one, unfortunately without the 18K bracelet..!
Just had a better look at the listing.
It is in fact 18K solid gold.
I feel a bit sick.
EDIT: This is, to me, the ultimative Certina DS. While it isn't the most valuable or oldes reference, IMO this is the zenith of all the DS technology (the DS-2 is even more sturdy than the DS) with a solid gold case and a chronometer-rated movement; the only DS ref. to have this.
85 fυcking Euros.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberAs a glass-half-full kinda guy, I'd like to point out that at least it didn't have a matching 18k bracelet. 🙄
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··ΩF InvestiGatorHere are other pictures to be saved on this site for posterity:
Not something you see everyday, or ever, in my case.
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·That 18k DS-2 is just something else 😲
To bring the thread back down to earth my Blue Ribbon arrived his morning. The crystal has a crack in it so it’ll need replacing, but still I had a good 20 minutes with the polywatch to try and get it as good as I can. Also there was enough wrist cheese on this to make a pizza. I thought I’d got it all but can see some still lurking under the crown in the pictures.
And I hadn’t realized the dials on these were textured so that was a pleasant surprise. Everything else seems correct too but the back is super tight so I couldn’t check inside yet. It’s a pig to photo well though...
To bring the thread back down to earth my Blue Ribbon arrived his morning. The crystal has a crack in it so it’ll need replacing, but still I had a good 20 minutes with the polywatch to try and get it as good as I can. Also there was enough wrist cheese on this to make a pizza. I thought I’d got it all but can see some still lurking under the crown in the pictures.
And I hadn’t realized the dials on these were textured so that was a pleasant surprise. Everything else seems correct too but the back is super tight so I couldn’t check inside yet. It’s a pig to photo well though...
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·That 18k DS-2 is just something else 😲
To bring the thread back down to earth my Blue Ribbon arrived his morning. The crystal has a crack in it so it’ll need replacing, but still I had a good 20 minutes with the polywatch to try and get it as good as I can. Also there was enough wrist cheese on this to make a pizza. I thought I’d got it all but can see some still lurking under the crown in the pictures.
And I hadn’t realized the dials on these were textured so that was a pleasant surprise. Everything else seems correct too but the back is super tight so I couldn’t check inside yet. It’s a pig to photo well though...
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Blaise
·I have some too 😀 Gotta love their chronographs
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·Here's mine:
Came in a lot, so I'm counting this one as "free" 😁
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·Came in a lot, so I'm counting this one as "free" 😁
Well your free Certina beats my 25 euros hands down.
But I bet my 85 euro buy beats your freebie 😉
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·Well your free Certina beats my 25 euros hands down.
But I bet my 85 euro buy beats your freebie 😉
If you bought that DS-2, I will come after you and kill you.
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·If you bought that DS-2, I will come after you and kill you.
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··ΩF InvestiGatorIf you bought that DS-2, I will come after you and kill you.
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·i was just mid-post with a confession that I was pulling your leg !
But I can add that I was at home today. I’d been scouting eBay in Germany most of the morning then at 11:30 my Certina arrived and I spent the next hour or so cleaning it up. So quite possibly my Blue Ribbon lost me the DS-2 as I’d have been all over it if I’d seen it, and looking at the listing it seems there was more than an hour before it sold.
But I can add that I was at home today. I’d been scouting eBay in Germany most of the morning then at 11:30 my Certina arrived and I spent the next hour or so cleaning it up. So quite possibly my Blue Ribbon lost me the DS-2 as I’d have been all over it if I’d seen it, and looking at the listing it seems there was more than an hour before it sold.
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·Sorry to hear you didn't get it, even though it would probably haunt me every time you posted it 😉
Funny you should mention that it is very tight; the two Blue Ribbons I've had both had completely stuck casebacks. The ol' superglue and nut solved the issue 😁
Funny you should mention that it is very tight; the two Blue Ribbons I've had both had completely stuck casebacks. The ol' superglue and nut solved the issue 😁
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·Oh that’s interesting. I tried it with a mini-Jaxa tool on the back and just my hand on the case and it wouldn’t budge. I’ll get out the heavy duty opener tomorrow and have another go.
I also tried to put a strap on it but had no luck at all with straight springbars. I’m guessing I’ll need a curved strap with curved bars, or have you managed to fit straight ended straps onto yours ? It’s a bit hard to tell from your picture...
Edit to ask... did you ever change a crystal on one of these ? Need to work out where to source one...
I also tried to put a strap on it but had no luck at all with straight springbars. I’m guessing I’ll need a curved strap with curved bars, or have you managed to fit straight ended straps onto yours ? It’s a bit hard to tell from your picture...
Edit to ask... did you ever change a crystal on one of these ? Need to work out where to source one...
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·You're right; I had to bend two 19mm springbars slightly to find room for a strap there.
I wholeheartedly recommend using instant glue along with a socket wrench for casebacks. Nearly no chance of scratching anything and residue glue can be cleaned of easily with acetone. This is always how I open my new watches the first time...
I wholeheartedly recommend using instant glue along with a socket wrench for casebacks. Nearly no chance of scratching anything and residue glue can be cleaned of easily with acetone. This is always how I open my new watches the first time...